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in2herbs

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2. If he drops out bc of a sex scandal, ten years from now history will barely remember Graham Platner. IMO our efforts

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 05:55 PM

12 hrs ago

should be on electing Ds -- including Platner -- so that there's a chance to save our country and our freedoms. He can always be expelled from Congress at a later time. Also, IMO, at this moment in time it's who he is, a D, which is more important than what he is.

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Graham Platner postpones multiple events this week [View all] Jose Garcia 14 hrs ago OP

Interesting. 🍿 I wonder what this is about. QueerDuck 12 hrs ago #1

What happens if he drops out after the deadline? Polybius 10 hrs ago #4

It's unclear. QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #6

If he drops out bc of a sex scandal, ten years from now history will barely remember Graham Platner. IMO our efforts in2herbs 12 hrs ago #2

A breath of fresh air air and reason. flashman13 10 hrs ago #5

I figure, if he skipped events, the impending "charges" must be serious. 3Hotdogs 11 hrs ago #3

If Platner was going to drop out why did he even bother to stay in the primary? Multichromatic 3 hrs ago #7